GENERALS PROVISIONS

as regards the United States, the States, the District of Columbia,
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands,
Guam, American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands, and

"Laws" means the laws and regulations specified
in Article 2, excluding treaties or other international agreements
on Social Security that may be concluded between one Contracting
State and a third State, or laws or regulations promulgated for
their specific implementation;

"Period of coverage" means a period of payment
of contributions or a period of earnings from employment or self-employment,
as defined or recognized as a period of coverage by the laws under
which such period has been completed, or any similar period insofar
as it is recognized by such laws as equivalent to a period of coverage;
and

This Agreement shall also apply to future laws which amend
or supplement the laws specified in paragraph 1 of this Article.

This Agreement shall also apply to legislation of a Contracting State
which extends the laws referred to in paragraph 1 to new categories
of beneficiaries, unless that Contracting State notifies the other Contracting
State in writing within 3 months of the date of the official publication
of the new legislation that it is not to be included in the scope of
the Agreement.

Persons who are or have been subject to the laws of one Contracting
State and persons deriving benefit rights from such persons, who reside
within the territory of the other Contracting State, shall receive equal
treatment with nationals of that other Contracting State in the application
of the laws regarding the eligibility for and the payment of benefits.

Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, any provision of the
laws of a Contracting State which restricts entitlement to or payment
of benefits solely because the person resides outside or is absent from
the territory of that Contracting State shall not be applicable to the
persons who reside in the territory of the other Contracting State.

Without prejudice to the provision in the preceding paragraph, invalidity,
old-age and survivors pensions payable to United States nationals in
accordance with Chilean laws shall not be subject to reduction, modification,
suspension or retention based on the fact that the beneficiary is located
or resides in the territory of a third State.

PROVISIONS ON COVERAGE

Except as otherwise provided in this Article, a person employed within
the territory of one of the Contracting States shall, with respect to
that employment, be subject to the laws of only that Contracting State,
irrespective of the location of the person's place of residence or domicile
or the employer's place of business.

Where a person who is normally employed in the territory of one Contracting
State by an employer in that territory is temporarily sent by that employer
to the territory of the other Contracting State, the person shall be
subject to the laws of only the first Contracting State as if he were
employed in the territory of the first Contracting State, provided that
the period of employment in the territory of the other Contracting State
is not expected to exceed 5 years. For purposes of applying this paragraph
in the case of an employee who is sent from the territory of the United
States by an employer in that territory to the territory of Chile, that
employer and an affiliated company of the employer (as defined under
the laws of the United States) shall be considered one and the same,
provided that the employment would have been covered under United States
laws absent this Agreement.

The preceding paragraph shall apply where a person who has been sent
by his employer from the territory of a Contracting State to the territory
of a third State is subsequently sent by that employer from the territory
of the third State to the territory of the other Contracting State.

Where the same activity is considered to be self-employment under
the laws of one Contracting State and employment under the laws of the
other Contracting State, that activity shall be subject to the laws
of only the first Contracting State if the person is a resident of that
State and to the laws of only the other Contracting State in any other
case.

(a) A person who is employed as an officer or member of a crew on
a vessel which flies the flag of one Contracting State and who would
be covered under the laws of both Contracting States shall be subject
to the laws of only the Contracting State whose flag the vessel flies.
For purposes of the preceding sentence, a vessel which flies the flag
of the United States is one defined as an American vessel under the
laws of the United States.

(b) Traveling employees of air transportation companies who perform
work in the territories of both Contracting States and who would otherwise
be covered under the laws of both Contracting States shall, with respect
to that work, be subject to the laws of only the Contracting State in
the territory of which the firm has its home office. However, if such
employees reside in the territory of the other Contracting State, they
shall be subject to the laws of only that State.

(b) Nationals of one of the Contracting States who are employed by the
Government of that Contracting State in the territory of the other Contracting
State but who are not exempt from the laws of the other Contracting State
by virtue of the Conventions mentioned in subparagraph (a) shall be subject
to the laws of only the first Contracting State. For the purpose of this
paragraph, employment by the United States Government includes employment
by an instrumentality thereof.

The Competent Authorities of the two Contracting States, or the liaison
agencies designated by them, may agree to grant an exception to the
provisions of this Article with respect to particular persons or categories
of persons, provided that any affected person shall be subject to the
laws of one of the Contracting States.

A worker who is subject to United States laws in accordance with the
preceding paragraphs of this Article shall be exempt from paying contributions
under the Chilean pension and health programs. In addition, an employer
will be exempt from paying contributions for work accident and occupational
illness insurance with respect to such workers.

PROVISIONS ON BENEFITS

Where a person has completed at least 6 quarters of coverage under
United States laws, but does not have sufficient periods of coverage
to satisfy the requirements for entitlement to benefits under United
States laws, the agency of the United States shall take into account,
for the purpose of establishing entitlement to benefits under this Article,
periods of coverage which are credited under Chilean laws and which
do not coincide with periods of coverage already credited under United
States laws.

When it is not possible to determine the time when specific periods
of coverage were completed under Chilean laws, it shall be presumed
that such periods do not coincide with periods of coverage completed
under United States laws.

In determining eligibility for benefits under paragraph 1 of this
Article, the agency of the United States shall credit 1 quarter of coverage
for every 3 months of coverage certified by the agency of Chile. If
the conversion described in the preceding sentence results in a fractional
remainder, the remainder shall be considered an additional quarter of
coverage. No quarter of coverage shall be credited for any calendar
quarter already credited as a quarter of coverage under United States
laws, nor shall the total number of quarters of coverage to be credited
for a year exceed four.

Where entitlement to a benefit under United States laws is established
according to the provisions of paragraph 1, the agency of the United
States shall compute a pro rata Primary Insurance Amount in accordance
with United States laws based on (a) the person's average earnings credited
exclusively under United States laws and (b) the ratio of the duration
of the person's periods of coverage completed under United States laws
to the duration of a coverage lifetime as determined in accordance with
United States laws. Benefits payable under United States laws shall
be based on the pro rata Primary Insurance Amount.

Entitlement to a benefit from the United States which results from
paragraph 1 shall terminate with the acquisition of sufficient periods
of coverage under United States laws to establish entitlement to an
equal or higher benefit without the need to invoke the provision of
paragraph 1.

When Chilean laws require the completion of certain periods of coverage
for acquiring, maintaining or recovering entitlement to old-age, survivors
or disability benefits, periods of coverage completed under United States
laws shall be added, when necessary, to the periods of coverage completed
under Chilean laws, provided that they do not coincide. In determining
entitlement to benefits in accordance with this paragraph, the Chilean
agency shall credit 3 months of coverage for every quarter of coverage
certified by the United States agency.

When it is not possible to determine the time when specific periods
of coverage were completed under United States laws, it shall be presumed
that such periods do not coincide with periods of coverage completed
under Chilean laws.

Members of a Pension Fund Administrator shall finance their pensions
under Chilean laws with the balance accumulated in their individual
capitalization accounts. In case such balance is insufficient to finance
a pension equal to the minimum pension amount guaranteed by the State,
members shall have the right to Totalization of periods of coverage
in accordance with paragraph 1, in order to determine entitlement to
the minimum old-age or invalidity pension. Survivors pension beneficiaries
shall have the same right.

For purposes of determining whether the requirements of Chilean laws
for an early old-age pension under the New Pension System have been
fulfilled, members who have obtained a pension under United States laws
shall be considered as pensioners under the pension systems administered
by the Instituto de Normalización Previsional.

Members of the New Pension System in Chile who reside in the territory
of the United States and who are subject to United States laws in accordance
with this Agreement may also pay contributions to that System on a voluntary
basis as if they were self-employed workers. Members who choose to pay
voluntary contributions under this paragraph shall not be required to
pay contributions for financing health care benefits under Chilean laws.

Contributors to the pension systems administered by the Instituto
de Normalización Previsional shall also have the right to Totalization
of periods of coverage in accordance with paragraph 1 in order to establish
entitlement to pension benefits under the laws applicable to those systems.

When entitlement to a benefit under Chilean law is established in
accordance with paragraph 3 or 6 of this Article, the agency of Chile
shall determine a theoretical benefit amount as if all the periods of
coverage completed under the laws of both Contracting States had been
completed under the laws it administers, and shall calculate the benefit
it must pay as the proportion of the periods of coverage completed exclusively
under the laws it administers to the total periods of coverage completed
under the laws of both Contracting States.

When the total periods of coverage under the laws of both Contracting States exceed the period established under Chilean laws for entitlement to a full pension or a minimum pension, the excess years shall be disregarded for purposes of this calculation.

Persons who are paying contributions or receiving benefits
in accordance with United States laws shall be considered as currently
covered by the corresponding insurance system of Chile for purposes
of qualifying for benefits according to the laws that regulate the insurance
systems administered by the Instituto de Normalización Previsional.

For purposes of this paragraph, a person shall be considered to be
paying contributions in accordance with United States laws if the
person has credit for at least 1 quarter of coverage under such laws
during the 8 calendar quarters immediately preceding the calendar
quarter in which the insured event occurs according to Chilean laws.

Persons who receive a pension according to United States
laws and who reside in the territory of Chile shall have the right to
enroll in the Chilean health benefits system under the same conditions
as persons receiving similar pensions according to Chilean laws.

Medical examinations performed in Chile for the purpose of determining
eligibility for invalidity benefits under Chilean laws shall be made
available to the United States agency at its request and without charge.

On the other hand, if the Chilean agency deems it necessary that medical
examinations intended for its sole use be performed in the United States,
they shall be financed in accordance with Chilean laws. When the examinations
relate to workers affiliated with the New Pension System, the Chilean
agency shall reimburse the full cost of the examinations to the United
States agency and shall charge the interested person for the percentage
for which he or she is responsible. Nevertheless, the Chilean agency
may deduct the cost for which the interested person is responsible from
any pensions owed, or from the balance in the person's individual capitalization
account.

If the examinations are requested in connection with an appeal filed
against a disability decision issued in Chile, the cost of these examinations
shall be financed in the manner described in the preceding paragraph;
however, if the appeal has been filed by a Chilean agency or insurance
company such costs shall be financed by the appellant.

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Article 8

The Competent Authorities of the two Contracting
States shall:

Make all necessary administrative arrangements for the implementation
of this Agreement;

Designate their respective liaison agencies, which shall be responsible
for the coordination of the agencies involved in the application of
this Agreement and whose responsibilities shall be specified in an
administrative arrangement;

Communicate to each other information concerning the measures taken
for the application of this Agreement; and

Communicate to each other, as soon as possible, information concerning
all changes in their respective laws which may affect the application
of this Agreement.

The Competent Authorities, agencies and liaison agencies of the Contracting
States, within the scope of their respective authorities, shall assist
each other in implementing this Agreement. This assistance shall be
free of charge, subject to exceptions to be agreed upon in an administrative
arrangement.

The Competent Authorities, agencies and liaison agencies of the Contracting
States may correspond directly with each other and with any person wherever
the person may reside whenever it is necessary for the administration
of this Agreement. The correspondence may be in the official language
of either Contracting State.

Where the laws of a Contracting State provide that any document which
is submitted to the Competent Authority or an agency of that Contracting
State shall be exempted, wholly or partly, from fees or charges, including
consular and administrative fees, the exemption shall also apply to
corresponding documents which are submitted to the Competent Authority
or an agency of the other Contracting State in the application of this
Agreement.

Copies of documents which are certified as true and exact copies by
a liaison agency of one Contracting State shall be accepted as true
and exact copies by an agency of the other Contracting State, without
further certification. The agency or liaison agency of each Contracting
State shall determine in accordance with its laws the sufficiency of
the evidence submitted to it from whatever source.

A written application for benefits filed with an agency of one Contracting
State shall protect the rights of the claimants under the laws of the
other Contracting State if the applicant requests that it be considered
an application under the laws of the other Contracting State.

If an applicant has filed a written application for benefits with
an agency of one Contracting State and has not explicitly requested
that the application be restricted to benefits under the laws of that
Contracting State, the application shall also protect the rights of
the claimants under the laws of the other Contracting State if the applicant
provides information at the time of filing indicating that the person
on whose record benefits are claimed has completed periods of coverage
under the laws of the other Contracting State.

A written appeal of a determination made by an agency of one Contracting
State may be validly filed with an agency of either Contracting State.
The appeal shall be dealt with according to the procedure and laws of
the Contracting State whose decision is being appealed.

Any claim, notice or written appeal which, under the laws of one
Contracting State, must have been filed within a prescribed period with
an agency of that Contracting State, but which is instead filed within
the same period with an agency of the other Contracting State, shall
be considered to have been filed on time.

In any case to which the provisions of Article 11 apply, the agency to
which the claim, notice or written appeal has been submitted shall indicate
the date of receipt on the document or on a form agreed upon for this
purpose pursuant to Article 8(a) and transmit it without delay to
the liaison agency of the other Contracting State.

In case provisions designed to restrict the exchange or exportation
of currencies are introduced by either Contracting State, the Governments
of both Contracting States shall agree without delay on measures necessary
to ensure the transfer of sums owed by either Contracting State under
this Agreement.

Unless otherwise required by the national statutes of a Contracting State,
information about an individual which is transmitted in accordance with
the Agreement to that Contracting State by the other Contracting State
shall be used exclusively for purposes of implementing the Agreement.
Such information received by a Contracting State shall be governed by
the national statutes of that Contracting State for the protection of
privacy and confidentiality of personal data.

This Agreement may be amended in the future by supplementary agreements
which, from their entry into force, shall be considered an integral part
of this Agreement. Such agreements may be given retroactive effect if
they so specify.

TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 17

This Agreement shall not establish any claim to payment of a benefit
for any period before the date of the entry into force of the Agreement,
or to a lump-sum death benefit if the person died before the entry into
force of the Agreement.

In determining the right to benefits under this Agreement, consideration
shall be given to periods of coverage completed under the laws of either
Contracting State and other events which occurred before the entry into
force of this Agreement, except that the United States shall not take
into account periods of coverage which occurred prior to 1937.

In applying paragraph 3 of Article 5 in the case of persons who were
sent to the territory of a Contracting State prior to the date of entry
into force of this Agreement, the period of employment referred to in
that paragraph shall be considered to begin on that date.

Any benefit which was denied or suspended in accordance with the
domestic laws of a Contracting State on account of the nationality of
the person concerned or of his residence in the territory of the other
Contracting State but which is payable by virtue of this Agreement shall,
at the request of the person concerned, be awarded or resumed effective
with the date on which this Agreement enters into force.

Benefit rights which persons may have acquired before the entry into
force of this Agreement shall be reviewed at their request or ex officio,
taking into account the provisions of this Agreement. In no circumstances
shall this Agreement result in a reduction of any cash benefit to which
entitlement existed prior to its entry into force.

Provisions of Chilean laws limiting retroactivity of the right to
benefits shall not apply to rights arising as a result of the entry
into force of this Agreement, provided that the claimant submits an
application for benefits within two years after the date of entry into
force of this Agreement.

This Agreement shall remain in force and effect until the expiration
of one calendar year following the year in which written notice of its
termination is given by one of the Contracting States to the other Contracting
State.

If this Agreement is terminated, rights regarding entitlement to
or payment of benefits acquired under it shall be retained. The Contracting
States shall make arrangements dealing with rights in the process of
being acquired based on periods of coverage completed before the date
the Agreement is terminated.

The Governments of both Contracting States shall notify each other in
writing of the completion of their respective statutory and constitutional
procedures required for the entry into force of this Agreement. This Agreement
shall enter into force on the first day of the fourth month following
the date of the last notification.

ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTFOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AGREEMENTON SOCIAL SECURITYBETWEENTHE UNITED STATES OF AMERICAAND THE REPUBLIC OF CHILE

In conformity with Article 8(a) of the Agreement on Social Security
between the United States of America and the Republic of Chile of this
date, hereinafter referred to as the "Agreement", the Competent
Authorities of the two Contracting States have agreed as follows:

PART I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1

The terms defined in Article 1 of the Agreement shall have the same meaning
in this Administrative Arrangement.

The liaison agencies referred to in Article 8(b) of the Agreement
shall be:

for Chile,

- the Superintendency of Pension Fund Administrators (Superintendencia
de Administradoras de Fondos de Pensiones) for persons
covered under the New Pension System;

- the Superintendency of Social Security (Superintendencia
de Seguridad Social) for persons covered under the systems
managed by the Institute of Social Security Standardization (Instituto
de Normalización Previsional).

The liaison agencies designated in the preceding paragraph shall by
mutual consent establish the joint procedures and forms necessary for
the application of the Agreement and this Administrative Arrangement.

The following Agencies are designated for the application of the Agreement:

For Chile:

As regards old-age, disability and survivors benefits:

-The Pension Fund Administrators for persons covered under the
New Pension System, and

- The Institute of Social Security Standardization for contributors
to the old Social Security systems.

As regards the determination of disability:

- The Medical Committees of the Superintendency of Pension Fund
Administrators for persons covered under the New Pension System;

- The Preventive Medicine and Disability Committees of the Health
Service corresponding to the place of residence for contributors
to the Institute of Social Security Standardization who reside
in Chile and for those who have no periods of coverage under Chilean
laws; and

-The Preventive Medicine and Disability Committee of the Central
Metropolitan Health Service for contributors to the Institute
of Social Security Standardization who do not reside in Chile.

As regards the payment of contributions to the health benefits
system for purposes of Article 7, paragraph 9, of the Agreement:

- The Health Insurance Institutions (Instituciones de Salud Previsional);
and

- The National Health Fund (Fondo Nacional de Salud).

For the United States of America:

- The Social Security Administration.

PART II

PROVISIONS ON COVERAGE

Article 4

Where the laws of a Contracting State are applicable in accordance
with any of the provisions of Article 5 of the Agreement, the liaison
agency of that Contracting State, upon request of the person concerned,
shall issue a certificate stating that the employee or self-employed
person is subject to those laws and indicating the duration for which
the certificate shall be valid. This certificate shall be proof that
the named worker is exempt from the laws on compulsory coverage of the
other Contracting State.

In order to determine residence as referred to in Article 5, paragraph
2, of the Agreement, at the request of the concerned person, the Chilean
liaison agency shall procure the necessary information according to
its laws and issue the certificate referred to above.

The liaison agency of a Contracting State which issues a certificate
referred to in paragraph 1 shall furnish a copy of the certificate to
the liaison agency of the other Contracting State as needed by the latter
agency.

SPECIAL PROVISIONS ON BENEFITS

The agency of the Contracting State with which an application for
benefits is first filed in accordance with Article 11 of the Agreement
shall provide the liaison agency of the other Contracting State with
such evidence and other information as may be required to complete action
on the claim.

The agency of a Contracting State which receives an application that
was first filed with an agency of the other Contracting State shall
without delay provide the liaison agency of that Contracting State with
such evidence and other available information as may be required for
it to complete action on the claim.

The agency of the Contracting State with which an application for
benefits has been filed shall verify the information pertaining to the
applicant and his family members. The types of information to be verified
shall be agreed upon by the liaison agencies of both Contracting States.

In situations referred to in Article 7, paragraphs 4 and 9 of the Agreement,
and at the request of a Chilean liaison agency, a person's status as a
pensioner shall be confirmed by means of a certificate issued by the United
States agency that awarded the benefit. Such certificate shall indicate
the date the benefit was awarded and the amount as of the date the certificate
was issued

PART IV

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Article 7

The liaison agencies of the two Contracting States shall exchange
statistics annually on the number of certificates issued under Article
4 of this Administrative Arrangement. They shall also exchange statistics
on the number of benefits paid in the other Contracting State, as well
as the amount of the benefits.

In accordance with procedures to be agreed upon pursuant to Article 2,
paragraph 2, of this Administrative Arrangement, the liaison agency of
one Contracting State shall, upon request of a liaison agency of the other
Contracting State, furnish available information relating to the claim
of any specified individual for the purpose of administering the Agreement.

Where the agency or liaison agency of a Contracting State requests
from the agency or liaison agency of the other Contracting State administrative
assistance that would not be free of charge under Article 9 of the Agreement,
the agency of the other Contracting State shall first inform the agency
of the first Contracting State that the assistance requested shall not
be free of charge and shall only be required to provide such assistance
if both liaison agencies agree upon the time and manner of reimbursing
the costs.

Upon request, the liaison agency of either Contracting State shall
furnish without cost to the liaison agency of the other Contracting
State any medical information and documentation in its possession relevant
to the disability of the claimant or beneficiary.

Where the agency of a Contracting State requires that a person in
the territory of the other Contracting State who is receiving or applying
for benefits under the Agreement submit to a medical examination, such
examination may be requested from the liaison agency of the other Contracting
State, in which case it shall be arranged in accordance with the rules
of the agency arranging the examination. The expenses shall be reimbursed
by the agency which requests the medical examination.

The liaison agency or agency of one Contracting State shall reimburse
amounts owed under paragraph 1 or 3 of this Article upon presentation
of a statement of expenses by the agency or liaison agency of the other
Contracting State.

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